quirkier; quirkiest
: having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
a quirky sense of humor
quirky ideas/behavior
a quirky and creative artist
… the SoHo store known for its modern, often quirky home accessories …—
Marianne Rohrlich
Marianne RohrlichThe result is an extraordinarily fine film, a quieter, more centered vision of Garp's world that loses little of the quirky humor of the original …—Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell
quirkily
adverb
His political ideas, which had seemed quirkily brilliant in the 1900's …
—Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid Sheed
… he is gregarious and energetic and … enjoys a quirkily methodical, omnivorous turn of mind …
—Cullen Murphy
Cullen Murphy
quirkiness
noun
… is gaining international prominence in interior-design circles simply because its content diverges with typically English quirkiness, from that of its competitors.
—John Duka
John Duka
Examples of quirky in a Sentence
the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers
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In the play, Farrow, in a moving, quirky performance that would earn her a Tony Award nomination, played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025
What started as a fun and quirky challenge has turned into an entire expansion for queens to build their brands and start their musical platforms.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The father of four is known for his quirky fun with his family.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 31 May 2025
By the season finale cliff-hanger, Morgan’s boss, Lieutenant Selena Soto (Judy Reyes), and colleague, Detective Daphne Forrester (Javicia Leslie), have embraced her quirky methods — and manifest it by infusing more color and pattern into their officewear.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025
What started as a fun and quirky challenge has turned into an entire expansion for queens to build their brands and start their musical platforms.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The father of four is known for his quirky fun with his family.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 31 May 2025
By the season finale cliff-hanger, Morgan’s boss, Lieutenant Selena Soto (Judy Reyes), and colleague, Detective Daphne Forrester (Javicia Leslie), have embraced her quirky methods — and manifest it by infusing more color and pattern into their officewear.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quirky. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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